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destined

[des-tind]

adjective

  1. bound for a certain destination.

    a freighter destined for Manila.

  2. ordained, appointed, or predetermined to be or do something.

  3. liable, planning, or intending to be or do something.



destined

/ ˈɛɪԻ /

adjective

  1. foreordained or certain; meant

    he is destined to be famous

  2. (usually foll by for) heading (towards a specific destination); directed

    a letter destined for Europe

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • undestined adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of destined1

First recorded in 1590–1600; destine + -ed 2
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There's a feeling in Brazil that the boy from the countryside of Sao Paulo may be something else, the kind of player that comes along once a decade and seems destined to the very top.

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Life doesn’t screech to a halt after a Pollyanna rom-com ending, just like love isn’t cast in amber, destined to be preserved forever.

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He says he applies about 800 tonnes of sewage sludge every year to fields where he grows maize destined for animal feed.

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Astrophysics and other aspects of space exploration also are eviscerated, with 19 projects that are already operating destined for cancellation.

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